Verstappen laments spin and struggle for pace

Max Verstappen’s future comes under scrutiny as long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase prepares to leave Red Bull for McLaren in 2028. Photo: AFP/FILE MIAMI: Max Verstappen said Red Bull had improved a lot but still lack the pace and performance to challenge for wins, after finishing fifth in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. The four-time world…

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PM launches development projects in G-B, sets deadline for 100MW solar scheme

Announces the establishment of four Daanish schools, which will provide free education, meals and uniforms Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed a ceremony in Gilgit marking the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of several development projects. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed that a 100-megawatt solar project be completed by mid next year while inaugurating and…

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FinMin eyes tech-led tax overhaul

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has emphasised the government's focus on transforming tax administration through reforms centred on people, processes and technology, during a meeting with a delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), according to an official statement issued on Monday. Welcoming the delegation, the finance minister…

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Another case of police excesses surfaces

The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case HARIPUR: After Peshawar, a case of police excesses has emerged from Haripur where a senior police officer allegedly beat up a clerk at a filling station for refusing service to his son. A report…

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Ochoa gets perfect Azteca send-off

Brought on for the last 12 minutes with his team 2-0 up against the Czech Republic Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa poses with family members after the match. Photo: REUTERS MEXICO CITY: If Wednesday’s World Cup match marked the last time Guillermo Ochoa appears in Mexico colours, the 40-year-old goalkeeper could not have wished for a better send-off….

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Cabinet seeks checks on vaccine monopoly

ISLAMABAD: Some members of the federal cabinet have raised serious questions over the pricing of locally manufactured vaccines and monopolistic practices of pharmaceutical companies. The government has also agreed to give a buyback guarantee for the locally manufactured vaccines. During a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, the cabinet gave in-principle approval…

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FY27 budget may offer limited relief

Analysts see tighter policy with focus on revenue mobilisation, structural adjustments Brokerage houses warn that if global oil prices remain near $100 per barrel due to geopolitical tensions, growth could slow to 3‑3.5%, while inflation risks may re‑emerge. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s upcoming federal budget for FY27 is shaping up to be less about headline?grabbing…

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Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads

. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s data centre buildout. The move does not affect Apple’s main cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the Neo – Its…

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